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What number has never been worn in the NHL?

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87. Perhaps the most identifiable number intheNHL today, the No. 87 has not been wornbymany.


Keeping this in view, what number has never been worn in the NBA?

The numbers 58, 59, 64, 69, 74, 75, 78, 79,80,81, 82, 87, 95, and 97 have never been worn.

Similarly, what is the most common number in the NHL? Number 13 has been worn by only 95 players.Thehighest number worn over 50 is #55, worn by 101 players.Themost worn NHL jersey numberis#21.

Keeping this in view, what number has never been worn in the NFL?

Numbers 0 and 00 are no longer used, thoughtheywere issued in the NFL before thenumberstandardization in 1973. Quarterback Johnny Clement,running backJohnny Olszewski and safety Obert Logan all worea single-0jersey in the NFL.

Can you wear 0 in the NHL?

The NHL no longer permits the use of 0or00 as the League's database cannot list players with suchnumbers,and in 2000 the League retired the number 99 for all memberteamsin honor of Wayne Gretzky.

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